Alcoholism Cure - Does it Exist?

Over a one-year period, nearly 9,000 online visitors posed some form of the
question: Is there a magical alcoholism cure? Sadly, the answer is no;
however, ongoing addictions research continues to enhance treatment programs
that encourage sobriety and ultimately attempt to give alcoholics their life
back.

In the meantime, a brand new form of research looks at the topic of
“alcoholism cure” online. The results tell of expectations, current
knowledge, and levels of interest in this important subject of alcohol/drug
abuse.

Alcohol Addiction Recovery - Realistic Expectations

Powerful technology reveals that people seem to be realistic
about their expectations for addiction
treatment. While 8,778 specific queries were registered for “alcoholism
cure” in this study (see Graph 4), far more requests were registered
for alcohol “addiction recovery” (32,227/year) and “addiction
treatment” (30,545) (see Graph 1 below).

While some searches are focused on information about alcohol
detox symptoms, detox medication and drug abuse, many others are concerned
with locating a detox
center/detox centers, addiction counseling (note the spelling) and
addiction therapy.

Alcoholism Cure - Prevalent Search Topics - Graph 1

(Continued on Graph 3 at the bottom of this page)

Top 30 two and three word combinations

estimated searches/year across all search engines

1,000

34,000

addiction recovery

32227

addiction treatment

30545

detox center

28096

drug abuse

28072

detox medication

24093

detox program

21915

drug detox

21646

drug rehab

17196

detox centers

14011

detox symptom

13688

drug addiction

12747

addiction counseling

12496

drug treatment

12224

addiction therapy

9807

detox symptoms

8343

addiction help

8109

treatment drug

5704

of drugs

5276

detox protocol

4956

drug facts

4826

addiction treatments

4117

drug counselor

3935

detox diet

3563

drug counseling

3163

addiction rehab

2239

not drugs

2153

abuse drug

2064

addiction services

1915

12 step

1674

addiction intervention

1551

1,000

34,000

Alcohol Detox Program - Numbers are Staggering

Whether it's inquiries about an alcoholism cure or
an alcohol detox program, the search frequencies are staggering. In fact, among
all related terms studied, the word “alcohol” appears over five
million times (see Graph 3). This is followed by “drug”
(447,418), “abuse” (347,330), “treatment”
(320,261), and “detox” (266,539). These statistics
reveal the scope of this study (hundreds of thousands of phrases were analyzed),
as well as the prevalence of this troubling societal issue.

Addictions Research - Important Applications for Drug and Alcohol Rehab
Centers

While addictions research takes many forms, it has valuable applications in
the treatment of substance abuse. At USDR, near Montreal,
Quebec, Canada, a holistic approach to drug and alcohol rehab encompasses
compassionate care, proven techniques and strategies, as well as
comprehensive addictions research. USDR sponsored the
innovative study demonstrated on this page and throughout this website.

Alcoholism Cure - Prevalent Search Topics, Continued - Graph 3

Top 31 - 43 two and three word combinations (Top 30 are in Graph 1 above)